‘No leader of this rank has surrendered in Maoist history’: Who is Devuji, the man who set up a guerrilla force
Thippiri Tirupathi alias Devuji, the de facto General Secretary of the Communist Party of India (Maoist) — the highest-ranking active leader of the banned ou...
Economics
International Relations
6 min
Despite US tariffs hike to 15%, most countries better off: Where India, others stand
US President Trump announced a 15% uniform global tariff on all imports, effective February 21, 2026, replacing the previous 10% baseline tariff set after th...
International Relations
Polity & Governance
5 min
Bangladesh voters backed a key reforms charter. Its implementation will be a challenge
Bangladesh held its national elections in February 2026, with the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) winning a landslide — approximately 209 of 297 declared ...
International Relations
Economics
5 min
India seeks to join IEA: Why its request for membership is not a straightforward process
India sent a formal request for full membership in the International Energy Agency (IEA) in October 2023, and the issue received renewed attention at the IEA...
International Relations
5 min
Netanyahu calls India’s Modi ‘personal friend’ ahead of Israel visit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Israel on February 25-26, 2026 — his second visit to Israel — meeting with PM Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem. The two c...
Internal Security
Social Issues
6 min
Forced to fraud: Inside cyber-scam factories trapping Indians in Southeast Asia
Investigations have revealed the full scale of Southeast Asia's industrialized cyber-fraud operations, which specifically target Indian victims through "digi...
Geography
Environment & Ecology
Science & Technology
6 min
Why does wildfire smoke swirl only one way in the air?
Scientists and atmospheric researchers have explained why smoke plumes from large wildfires tend to rotate in a consistent direction — counterclockwise in th...
Economics
International Relations
6 min
India, U.S. to reschedule chief negotiators meet on interim trade deal: Sources
In late February 2026, India and the US rescheduled chief negotiator-level talks originally planned for February 23, on the sidelines of diplomatic developme...
Economics
International Relations
6 min
India rebalances crude slate as Saudi gains, Russian flows ease under sanctions pressure
India has begun rebalancing its crude oil import mix in early 2026, with Russian crude volumes easing below 25% of total imports for the first time in two ye...
Environment & Ecology
Economics
6 min
The climate cost of our plates: Why India’s consumption trends should align with ecological limits
Climate change is progressively narrowing viable production windows for major Indian crops, increasing yield variability, and compressing growing seasons — m...
Economics
Science & Technology
5 min
Budget 2026’s AI push could open a new chapter for India’s farm economy
Union Budget 2026-27 introduced Bharat-VISTAAR, a multilingual AI-powered agricultural advisory platform, as its flagship initiative for farm modernisation. ...
International Relations
Internal Security
5 min
Pakistan strikes 7 terrorist hideouts in Afghanistan, Kabul warns of necessary and measured response’
Pakistan's military conducted air strikes early on February 22, 2026, targeting seven camps and hideouts belonging to Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and aff...
Polity & Governance
Geography
4 min
First border pillar between Assam, Arunachal erected
The first official border pillar between Assam and Arunachal Pradesh has been erected at Seijosa in the Pakke Kessang district of Arunachal Pradesh, marking ...
International Relations
Economics
5 min
Tripura Minister hails Agartala-Dhaka bus trial run
A trial run of the Agartala-Dhaka direct bus service was completed on February 21-22, 2026, with a luxury bus travelling through the Akhaura Integrated Check...
Economics
International Relations
5 min
India and Brazil aim for $30 billion trade partnership by 2030
During Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's state visit to India (February 18-23, 2026), the two countries set an ambitious bilateral trade target...
Economics
International Relations
5 min
India pauses its trade team visit to evaluate US Supreme Court tariff ruling
India's chief trade negotiator has postponed a scheduled visit to Washington D.C. to finalise the legal text of an interim trade deal with the United States....
Two Indian exporters’ bodies seek separate Basmati rice board
Two leading rice industry bodies — the Punjab Rice Millers Exporters Association and the All India Rice Exporters Association (AIREA) — have formally demande...
International Relations
5 min
Yunus returns to think tank after 18 months as chief adviser amid speculations of Presidential role
Muhammad Yunus, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and founder of Grameen Bank, formally returned to his think tank, the Yunus Centre, on February 22, 2026, ending a...
Polity & Governance
Internal Security
Economics
6 min
ED flags eight priority areas, including IBC misuse and cyber fraud
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) held its 34th Quarterly Conference of Zonal Officers (QCZO) in Guwahati from February 19-21, 2026, chaired by ED Director Ra...
Science & Technology
Polity & Governance
6 min
AI summit is a ‘turning point’ in use of tech, says PM Modi
The India AI Impact Summit 2026 was held at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, from February 16–21, 2026, and was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Feb...
International Relations
5 min
Arab, Muslim countries slam U.S. Ambassador's remarks on Israel’s right to West Asian land
US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, in an interview with conservative commentator Tucker Carlson, stated it would be "fine" if Israel "took it all" — refe...
International Relations
7 min
Modi's visit getting entangled in Israel's domestic politics
PM Modi's scheduled February 25-26, 2026 visit to Israel — including a planned address to the Knesset — became entangled in Israeli domestic politics when Op...
Environment & Ecology
Science & Technology
6 min
India among four nations driving most global pesticide toxicity: study
A study published in the journal *Science* in February 2026 ("Increasing applied pesticide toxicity trends counteract the global reduction target to safeguar...
Economics
International Relations
6 min
Dwindling Russian barrels to push India’s overall crude oil cost by $2-3/BBL
Global real-time data and analytics provider Kpler has assessed that India is not positioned to fully replace Russian barrels without incurring higher costs ...
Internal Security
Science & Technology
5 min
In a first, Indian small arms maker to bid for UK Project Grayburn to replace British Army’s SA80 rifles
Bengaluru-based SSS Defence announced on February 21, 2026, its formal decision to bid for the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence's Project Grayburn — the pr...
Science & Technology
Internal Security
5 min
In manifesto, scientists oppose ‘militarisation’ of quantum research
Over 250 quantum scientists globally published a manifesto on arXiv (January 13, 2026) under the title "Quantum Scientists for Disarmament," urging the scien...
International Relations
6 min
Indian envoy calls on Bangladesh FM, discusses strengthening multifaceted bilateral relations
India's High Commissioner to Bangladesh called on Bangladesh's Foreign Minister to discuss strengthening multifaceted bilateral relations, reiterating India'...
Polity & Governance
International Relations
5 min
Comparing separation of powers jurisprudence between India and U.S. based on recent SCOTUS ruling
On February 20, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) struck down tariffs imposed by the executive branch under the International Emergency Economic Powers A...
International Relations
Economics
6 min
Time for countries facing U.S. tariffs to unionise, negotiate together: Lula Da Silva
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva made a five-day state visit to India, meeting PM Modi and reaffirming commitment to UN Security Council reform,...
Economics
Environment & Ecology
5 min
Excise waiver for biogas blending, clear policy line can unlock ₹1 lakh crore investment: IBA
The Indian Biogas Association (IBA) has highlighted that the excise duty waiver on Compressed Biogas (CBG) blended with Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) — announ...
Science & Technology
Social Issues
6 min
India's first childhood cancer survivor registry suggests 94.5% overall survival rate: Study
India's first dedicated registry of childhood cancer survivors — the Indian Childhood Cancer Survivorship (C2S) study — has been published in The Lancet Regi...
Economics
Polity & Governance
5 min
Centre sanctions ₹2,432 crore for Amended BharatNet rollout in Andhra Pradesh
The Ministry of Communications (MoC) signed a Memorandum of Commitment (MoC agreement) in Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh, sanctioning ₹2,432 crore for the Amended...
Economics
Environment & Ecology
5 min
Coal demand set for uptick on rising power needs
India's coal production crossed the historic one billion tonne (1 BT) milestone in FY 2024-25 — the first time India achieved this, crossing it by March 20, ...
Economics
International Relations
5 min
SCOTUS ruling on Trump tariffs won't impact individual trade agreements, claims US Trade Rep Jamieson Greer
US Trade Representative (USTR) Jamieson Greer stated that the Supreme Court's February 20, 2026 ruling striking down IEEPA-based tariffs does not affect indi...
International Relations
6 min
Australian warship transits Taiwan Strait, tracked by China's Navy
HMAS Toowoomba, an Anzac-class frigate of the Royal Australian Navy, transited the Taiwan Strait on February 21-22, 2026, as part of a Regional Presence Depl...
Social Issues
Polity & Governance
6 min
How opaque healthcare pricing burdens patients in India
An analysis highlights how the combination of low government health spending and unregulated pricing in private corporate hospitals is placing severe financi...
Environment & Ecology
Polity & Governance
6 min
Land survey in Idukki’s Mankulam runs into trouble as Forest dept. opposes survey in 'reserve forest'
The Kerala Forest Department has written to the Subcollector, Devikulam, seeking an immediate halt to a land survey being conducted in Mankulam, Idukki distr...
Economics
International Relations
6 min
Section 122 surprise: Trump’s new 15% global tax offers crucial 5-month safety net for Indian exports
After the Supreme Court struck down IEEPA-based tariffs on February 20, 2026, President Trump invoked Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974 to impose a 15% un...
Economics
International Relations
6 min
Trump raises U.S. global tariff rate from 10% to 15%
On February 20, 2026, the US Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in the case *Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump* that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IE...
International Relations
Economics
6 min
Is US-EU trade deal at risk after Trump's latest tariffs? Official flags uncertainty, says ‘no one can make sense…’
The US Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on February 20, 2026, in Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) does n...
Economics
International Relations
5 min
US court's move on tariffs could reshape policy landscape, alter trajectory of uncertainty: SBI Research
On February 20, 2026, the US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) ruled 6-3 in Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEP...
Science & Technology
Social Issues
6 min
Menstrual pads and tampons can contain toxic substances – here’s what to know about this emerging health issue
Research, including a landmark 2024 UC Berkeley and Columbia University study — the first to systematically measure 16 metals in 30 tampon brands — found det...
Eight persons with alleged links to Pakistan, Bangladesh terror outfits arrested from Bengal, Tamil Nadu
Eight individuals, all Bangladeshi nationals with fake Indian identity documents (Aadhaar cards), were arrested from West Bengal and Tamil Nadu's Tiruppur di...
Army personnel, dismissed cop among six arrested for links to Pakistan-backed drug cartel in Punjab
Faridkot Police (Punjab) busted a well-organised Pakistan-backed heroin trafficking network in an intelligence-led operation, arresting six individuals inclu...
Economics
International Relations
5 min
India, US reschedule chief negotiators meeting on interim trade deal: Sources
India and the United States have rescheduled a planned round of chief negotiators' talks in Washington that was originally set to begin on February 23, 2026....
Internal Security
International Relations
5 min
Indian Coast Guard detains Iranian-crewed vessel; smuggled cigarettes worth crores seized
On February 21, 2026, the Indian Coast Guard intercepted a suspicious foreign boat approximately 115 nautical miles west of Dwarka, Gujarat, inside India's E...
International Relations
Economics
5 min
India, Brazil ink minerals, rare earth pact; aim for $20 billion trade over 5 years
India and Brazil signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on critical minerals and rare earth elements during Brazilian President Lula da Silva's state vis...
India’s GDP growth to ease to 7.2% in Q3FY26: ICRA
ICRA (an affiliate of Moody's) has projected India's GDP growth to moderate to 7.2% year-on-year in Q3 FY2025-26 (October–December 2025), down from 8.2% in Q...
Economics
International Relations
6 min
India-US trade deal: Chief negotiators’ meet on interim pact rescheduled
India and the United States have postponed the meeting of their chief trade negotiators — originally scheduled to begin in Washington on February 23, 2026 — ...
Economics
International Relations
5 min
US tariffs on India reset to 15% after Supreme Court ruling: How did duties swing from 26% to 50% and back?
Following the Supreme Court's February 20, 2026 ruling in *Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump* invalidating IEEPA-based tariffs, India's tariff exposure to th...
From posters in Delhi to raids in Tamil Nadu & Bengal: How cops busted Pakistan-based terror plot in India
On February 8, 2026, CISF personnel reported pro-Pakistan posters pasted at Janpath Metro Station in Delhi and surrounding areas, bearing images glorifying s...
International Relations
Economics
6 min
EU-India FTA to unlock trade growth, AI collaboration and resilient supply chains: Austrian official
The EU and India concluded negotiations for a comprehensive Free Trade Agreement (FTA) on January 27, 2026, after nearly two decades of intermittent negotiat...
International Relations
6 min
'Global power that is India': Benjamin Netanyahu's message ahead of PM Modi's Israel visit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Israel on February 25-26, 2026 — his second visit to Israel (the first was in July 2017). The visit agenda...
Economics
Science & Technology
6 min
India poised to capture big share of $800 bln APAC data centre boom: Deloitte
A Deloitte report released in February 2026 identifies India as a potential major hub within the Asia-Pacific (APAC) data centre buildout, which is projected...
Environment & Ecology
Geography
5 min
Hollowing out the hills: how real estate boom is impacting Nilgiris
Falling global tea prices and prolonged climate stress have rendered many Nilgiris tea estates economically unviable, triggering large-scale conversion of pl...
International Relations
Internal Security
6 min
'Women, children killed': India strongly condemns Pakistani strikes in Afghanistan during Ramadan
Pakistan conducted overnight airstrikes on multiple locations in Afghanistan's Nangarhar and Paktika provinces, targeting sites it claimed were camps of the ...